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[Q] International roaming block

Sprint service is crap where I work (outer areas of Detroit), so I am using Roam Control for when I get near work. Most of the time I get a tower in the US, but every once in a while a Canadian Tower appears.
Sprint has told me to update the PRL (done 01115) and has tried to block the international roaming (didn't work), so now I am here to ask the experts.
Is there someway to prevent locking onto an International Tower?
I am running Syndicate Frozen ROM with Emotionless Beast Theme (which deserves more thanks than I could give, since this is how I figured out I was on international tower).

notmyepic said:
Sprint service is crap where I work (outer areas of Detroit), so I am using Roam Control for when I get near work. Most of the time I get a tower in the US, but every once in a while a Canadian Tower appears.
Sprint has told me to update the PRL (done 01115) and has tried to block the international roaming (didn't work), so now I am here to ask the experts.
Is there someway to prevent locking onto an International Tower?
I am running Syndicate Frozen ROM with Emotionless Beast Theme (which deserves more thanks than I could give, since this is how I figured out I was on international tower).
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I think that your best bet is to enable the Roaming Guard.
Now I would advise you download ROAM CONTROL (http://www.appbrain.com/app/roam-control/com.vuvuzela.roamcontrol) and force the network to HOME ONLY and that might work out for you
Let us know.

megabiteg said:
I think that your best bet is to enable the Roaming Guard.
Now I would advise you download ROAM CONTROL (http://www.appbrain.com/app/roam-control/com.vuvuzela.roamcontrol) and force the network to HOME ONLY and that might work out for you
Let us know.
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I have and use Roam Control so that my phone will work at/near work which I want. I would say 95% of the time at work, I am on a US tower. I am just looking to prevent the other 5% from charging me International roaming charges.

notmyepic said:
I have and use Roam Control so that my phone will work at/near work which I want. I would say 95% of the time at work, I am on a US tower. I am just looking to prevent the other 5% from charging me International roaming charges.
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To what setting you have it? Home Network or Automatic?

megabiteg said:
To what setting you have it? Home Network or Automatic?
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When I am using it, it is on Roam Only.
When Emotionless Beast said "International" instead of its usual "Emotionless Beast" on the lock screen, I would think that somewhere in the programming it the phone knows where it is at, and am simply wondering if there is a way to block data while on international.

notmyepic said:
(done 01115).
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what a weird prl number. ive seen others talking about getting a 01xxx prl lately too. whats up with that? mine is still 60676.

austin420 said:
what a weird prl number. ive seen others talking about getting a 01xxx prl lately too. whats up with that? mine is still 60676.
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Not sure what it is all about. The last link in this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=13153111 talked about this PRL, so I manually loaded it.

Bumping, since my phone is seems to go into International roaming anytime I am at work now.
Staying on Sprint Network only is not something that I want to do. After paying a lot for the 4 phones I have with Sprint (and the fact I do not leave the US) I do not think I should have to pay for the Canada Roaming addon.
Sprint told me update the PRL ("to one that is greater then 64" was actual quote from the rep) and this will end me getting an International tower.
My PRL does not update automatically (don't know why, maybe due to Syndicate Frozen rom), so I manually updated to 60676 and still get the international tower.
Does anyone have any other ideas on what I can do?

If it is only at work you are concerned about maybe you can talk your boss and Sprint into setting up an Airave there so you won't roam at all.
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Didn't think about that. I will have to talk to them about it.

So after many conversations with Sprint and many bill adjustments, we came up with the solution of turning off Data while roaming on my phone. This still allows me to be contacted by texting and voice.
Allthough still not happy that International towers cannot be turned off completely, at least my kids are able to get a hold of me.

anyone get data working on verizon??

ive been able to get data with boost and cricket with the Epic and talk and text to work with verzon anybody have any luck at all i have cdma workshop paid version so it shouldnt be to hard...i thought

Would be nice. Sprint data speeds are getting worse everyday (at least in my area) . When I talked to them they said it was not their networks fault but my phones fault. Must be everyone else I know has a bad phone to then. I might have to drop Sprint soon. I don't want to but 40kbs down and 8 up is ridiculous. My friends who have US Cellular for abot same price are getting approximately 200 down and 80 up! When I started Sprint I would get around 150 down and 70 up on this phone
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best speed ive got from this epic is about 250k down and 120k up using eh17 modem and supposely a corporate sprint 21081 has only happened once in my house where i do most of my test at. most of the time its less then 100k :-( i jus came across another epic which im going to make vzw data work on it its already matches the vzw doner phone talk txt work. i jus retired my htc titan a few months ago getting 300k easy in this same area. i had 2 of them one from verizon one from sprint both working on vzw with all features. 2 diff accounts. on the epic ive noticed the roaming signal will not leave me alone even with a modified sprint prl for verizon which fixed it on my mogul/titan. i think my evdo keys are correct. full copy. data works on doner phone. i believe the dmu 10.key is not needed since they were already generated might try and play around with the um properties in qpst tomorrow
those speeds are from my boost mobile account
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chrisonline909 said:
ive been able to get data with boost and cricket with the Epic and talk and text to work with verzon anybody have any luck at all i have cdma workshop paid version so it shouldnt be to hard...i thought
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Sure, just flash a Verizon PRL...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=898628

Originally Posted by chrisonline909
ive been able to get data with boost and cricket with the Epic and talk and text to work with verzon anybody have any luck at all i have cdma workshop paid version so it shouldnt be to hard...i thought
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Sure, just flash a Verizon PRL...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=898628
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thanks, im on the verizon network just fine i can make calls send txts. mind you im on a "repaired esn" registered on the verizon network kinda like the what the boost fellas are doing also. my other epic is on boost nice 50 a month for everything. but..... this is the only non verizon phone i cant get fully working on the verizon not even 1x data. stupid sprint activation thing is getting annoying......grrr
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How are you getting the Ah-AAA(nv item 1192)? Newer phone don't seem to give you that. When dump that location its just not there.

gedster314 said:
How are you getting the Ah-AAA(nv item 1192)? Newer phone don't seem to give you that. When dump that location its just not there.
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I have the paid version of the newest cdma workshop and pulled the info from my doner. its a LG VX10000S.
update: ive been doing some research at work today and i believe now its because of the roaming triangle i was getting which was not allowing evdo to connect i hear only certain modified sprint prls designed for verizon towers will get rid of the Triangle. the one i had used before with my mogul is not one of them anymore,..

Well guys to bring an old post back to life....
An Epic 4G with full unlimited data working on verizon prepaid is the ish.....

I also have the epic with verizon all the unlimited data. Have you gotton any other phones to work also?

gedster314 said:
How are you getting the Ah-AAA(nv item 1192)? Newer phone don't seem to give you that. When dump that location its just not there.
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The NV items could be in different locations on newer phones. There are other ways to read and write the AAA password.
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how did you finally get the epic to work on verizon prepaid?..i have the 3g icon w/no roaming indicator but it wont connect

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How to force Roam?

I'm in my cottage where I normally only get one bar of service and I look at my friends on Verizon who get full service and get jealous. Is there any possible way I could force roaming? I have looked at old threads and gathered the Roam Control app, but that isn't working on my rooted phone. Any help?
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you need to change your prl
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1521343
I almost always stay on a forced verizon prl
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No longer available in the market, but Roam control is the way to go.
http://www.roamctrl.com/
Used it to force roam in low signal areas, while on a 6,000 mile road trip. Requires root.

Yup....roam control. I was messing with it earlier and Prl 11121 working wonders

Good point, I forgot to add. Without a custom sprint PRL you cannot 3g roam. Use this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1267893
and load up a corporate prl, buy roam control and you are good to go.
If you update your prl via settings after manually updating it, it will reset to a non corporate prl.

skandranon314 said:
Good point, I forgot to add. Without a custom sprint PRL you cannot 3g roam. Use this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1267893
and load up a corporate prl, buy roam control and you are good to go.
If you update your prl via settings after manually updating it, it will reset to a non corporate prl.
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Thanks! And to all, thank you! This site has been very helpful on my Android adventures. I can't believe I ever wanted an iPhone... Dark times... Ugh.

had same issue, in ohio and sig was always hit and miss except when in columbus which was 5 min drive. was very frustrated with sprints data so i did the prl and forced roam and they shut down the e4gt line but was able to keep the 2nd line (funny cause it was a share business plan but they treated it as the 2nd line was seperate) either way they said i would no longer be able to use the roamed number w sprint at all, and the sad thing is they didnt even contact me to tell me they were going to do it....so much for showing they were in the communication business lol. anyway went to verizon w both and i couldnt be more thrilled although i dont care for verizon from the Envy flip fone days due to data plans were not unlimited. however w the new S4 and verizons LTE towers, i have AWSOME LTE DATA everywhere now (mostly) where sprint only has 3g with a pathetic at best 2 mb download speed, I now burry the speedtest.net app needle at 20+ Mbs and with the LTE which also means you can surf and talk which is great when you using the free wifi to go online w the computer and still call clients while doing so. Do what you need to do just switch back when your done so you dont go over 3 gb a month, even tho they say 300 Mb. Good luck and long live the E4gt and wimax hacks, But loving my S4....GO SAMSUNG!

[Q] roam at work

at my work there is only sprint network signal shouldnt my verizon nexus be able to pick up the signal and roam i dont even think it tries to roam and i have -120db i dont care about data just voice and texts data would just be a plus i didnt know if there was a way to force roam or change prl i know people do the opposite on sprint to roam on verizon i am rooted or is there maybe a different phone i should get or something on verizons end i should change i only want to switch to sprint as a last resort any ideas or help would be very appreciated i work 12 hours a day 5 days a week so i need to have service and i feel like im paying for this phone and never using it

bump

The lack of punctuation is making it very difficult to figure out what you're saying.

063_XOBX said:
The lack of punctuation is making it very difficult to figure out what you're saying.
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QFT

[Q] no service

at my work there is only sprint network signal shouldnt my verizon nexus be able to pick up the signal and roam i dont even think it tries to roam and i have -120db i dont care about data just voice and texts data would just be a plus i didnt know if there was a way to force roam or change prl i know people do the opposite on sprint to roam on verizon i am rooted or is there maybe a different phone i should get or something on verizons end i should change i only want to switch to sprint as a last resort any ideas or help would be very appreciated i work 12 hours a day 5 days a week so i need to have service and i feel like im paying for this phone and never using it

Sprint phones can roam on Verizon's network but not the other way around. Of you need Sprints coverage you gotta switch carriers.
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I called Verizon and they said that wasnt true anymore

your building is prolly using a repeater. this might make the difference for roaming purposes.

So if any kind of extending device is being used I can't roam off it then

potter12490 said:
So if any kind of extending device is being used I can't roam off it then
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from my experience with hospitals that use repeaters, only that service can use it (i live near a very large hospital and they have sprint repeaters)

Okay and there is no way to do anything with the prl like sprint users do to use Verizon signal or tricking it to think I'm using Sprint phone or anything

potter12490 said:
Okay and there is no way to do anything with the prl like sprint users do to use Verizon signal or tricking it to think I'm using Sprint phone or anything
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not that i am aware of.

Okay thanks I'm glad to finally get answers good or bad I have been searching but always find the opposite for people on sprint wanting to use Verizon signal